[Tom Edgerton]

When I first switched to oil from water-based media, I tried the water-mixable oils. I hated them.

They didn't thin consistently, and were stiff-feeling, even with a little water cut in; that is, they handled like acrylics and felt "plastic." They stayed in the brush and wouldn't rinse out while working, thus making any mixtures muddy. The water in them has to dry out first, before any oils can dry, thus slowing working time to a crawl--here in the muggy South, that can take forever. I also found brush cleanup to be very difficult--once the brush is loaded up, it's the devil to clean at the end of the day as the paint just doesn't wash out of the brush without repeated soaping and rinsing.

I'm sure that others swear by them--I just swore at them.

Best--TE